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Is a Hillary-Obama coalition the way?
Now it must be over. It’s not like Iowa or Ohio, Texas or Pennsylvania; this time Hillary Clinton has been well and truly defeated. She squeaked home in Indiana but got smashed in North Carolina. Mathematically she cannot win, and her narrative has been destroyed. Sadly there are no more game-changers or deciders; the... »
Development aid, Africa and the world is a bit more complex than that
This is written in response to Maddy Fry’s “Getting aid where it’s needed”, which I felt was inaccurate and misleading on many counts and written by a person who has no idea “about the current complexity reality of development aid”. Having worked in Africa all my life, and specifically in the development sector for nearly... »
Getting aid where it’s needed
There’s no escaping from the fact that aid-giving is one of the most polarized issues in current geopolitics. The debate on development aid being so polarized, between those who believe that all aid given to the Third World is a waste and those who believe that more, not less giving, is the answer. There... »
We should judge Cuba
Written in response to Sam Kiss’s “Who are we to judge Castro and Cuba?” , March 10th 2008. On the announcement of Fidel Castro’s resignation, sympathisers across the world were quick to praise him on his 50 years of continuing revolution. His fellow travellers hastily pointed out Cuba’s 99.8 per cent literacy rate and... »
Who are we to judge Castro and Cuba?
So it has drawn to a close. Castro has submitted his resignation. Triumphant politicians across the globe have reiterated their demands for the democratisation and liberalisation of Cuba. To their displeasure the Cuban people appear to be resistant and the regime resilient. I am interested to see what shall happen, but we can... »
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